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Edition: July 11, 2016
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Infoline Highlights: Coverage for the week of July 4- 8
Labour Force Statistics Highlights - The unemployment rate in British Columbia was 5.9% in June, down from 6.1% in May, as employment increased by 16,000, outpacing growth in the labour force of 11,800 persons.
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Building Permits - Municipalities in British Columbia issued building permits worth $1.2 billion (seasonally adjusted) in May, a 2.2% boost from the previous month.
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Food Services and Drinking Places, Annual, 2014 - Food services and drinking places in the province recorded a solid 7.5% increase (to $9.8 billion) in operating revenues in 2014. Canadian revenues were up 5.3% during the year.
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Sawmills - Production of softwood lumber at B.C. sawmills was 2.1% higher in April than in the same month of 2015.
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Exports - The value of B.C.’s commodity exports edged up 0.6% year-to-date to May, compared to the same five-month period in 2015.
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Television Broadcasting - Operating revenues from television broadcasting in Canada slipped 2.1% in 2015 to $7.4 billion..
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Did You Know
Life expectancy at birth has improved substantially for Canadians since the early 20th century. For men, life expectancy has increased by 20.5 years, from 58.8 years in 1920–1922 to 79.3 years in 2009–2011. During the same period, the life expectancy of women increased by 23.0 years, from 60.6 years to 83.6 years.>
Source: Statistics Canada

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Headlines
- The employment rate increased .3%percentage points to 60.6%
- Energy product exports fell 20.4% year-to-date to May.
- Private conventional television broadcasters saw notable growth in revenues (+3.9% to $1.9 billion) in 2015.

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